The Northridge Raiders are on the road again on Friday to play the Warsaw Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northridge will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Wawasee on Wednesday. Northridge was the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over Wawasee.
Northridge got a great performance from Braxton Nagy as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Nagy has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Max Horner was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Brecken Gawthrop was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warsaw entered their tilt with NorthWood with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Brandt Martin looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Cohen Heady was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Northridge's record now sits at 10-11. As for Warsaw, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Northridge couldn't quite finish off Warsaw in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martin, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Northridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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